Syria

Syria

ISIL mints 'Islamic coin inspired by divine law'

First claim the territory then spread the word via a slick PR operation, then launch a currency. That is exactly what The Islamic State of Iraq and

24/06/2015

Cinema

Documentaries shine spotlight on Jordan's refugee crisis and Pakistani rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai

New documentary film “Salam Neighbour” follows the story of two Americans experiencing life at Jordan’s sprawling, Zataari refugee camp, near the

24/06/2015

Syria

ISIL claims destruction of Palmyra has begun

Islamic extremists ISIL, who were reported on Sunday to have mined the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria claim they have begun to destroy the ancient

23/06/2015

Syria

ISIS blows up two ancient Islamic mausoleums in Palmyra

23/06/2015

Syria

Turkey: hundreds return to their homes in Syria

With a palpable feeling of relief, more than two thousand Syrian refugees who fled to Turkey have crossed back into their own country. There was

22/06/2015

Syria

ISIL militants lay explosives in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra

Fears are growing for the UNESCO world heritage site at Palmyra after activists claim Islamist extremists have mined the area. The Syrian city is

22/06/2015

Syria

Syrian-Kurdish fighters seize control of Tal Abyad from ISIL

Syrian-Kurdish fighters say they have driven ISIL militants out of the northern border town of Tal Abyad. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

16/06/2015

Syria

Thousands flee to Turkey as Kurdish forces push into ISIL's Syrian stronghold

Kurdish forces are continuing their push into ISIL’s Syrian stronghold of Raqqa province. The YPG militia is setting its sights on Tel Abyad, which

15/06/2015

Syria

Syria: Kurdish forces advance towards ISIL-held town at Turkey border

Kurdish forces are digging deeper into Syria’s Raqqa province. YPG militia are advancing towards ISIL-controlled Tal Abyad, at the Turkish border

14/06/2015

Syria

Greece sees a large increase in migrants fleeing war and poverty

Some 2000 refugees, mostly from Syria, arrived in the Greek port of Piraeus near Athens on Sunday morning. They arrived on a government-supplied

14/06/2015

Syria

Syrian rebels capture government army base in south

Unverified video purports to show Syrian rebels capturing major government army base in Deraa province in the south of the country.

09/06/2015

Syria

Fighting ISIL in Syria and Iraq

The US-led coalition has reportedly staged 17 air strikes on ISIL targets across Syria and Iraq, in the latest of daily assaults. The Command Joint

05/06/2015

Syria

Syria regime barrel bombs kill 37, monitor says

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 37 people - including 10 children - were killed on Wednesday when government forces dropped barrels filled with explosives in three northern areas

03/06/2015

Syria

Fighting intensifies between Kurds and ISIL militants in northern Syria

Fierce fighting continues between ISIL militants and Kurds in Hasaka city, in north-eastern Syria. The region surrounding the city is strategic

03/06/2015

Syria

ISIL extends power in Syria; supply route to Aleppo cut, rights group claims

ISIL jihadists have extended their self-styled caliphate in northern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports. Soran Azaz and Aleppo

01/06/2015

Syria

At least 27 killed in Syria clinic explosion

A fire in a clinic in northeastern Syria has claimed the lives of 27 people, most of them children. Thirty others were being treated for burns, among

31/05/2015

Syria

Dozens killed in Syrian air force 'barrel bomb' attacks, say opposition

Around 60 civilians were killed and dozens wounded in a Syrian air force raid on Saturday on a town held by ISIL militants in the north of the

31/05/2015

Syria

Syrian rebels seize last city in Idlib province, eye Damascus

Nusra Front, the Syrian affiliate of al Qaeda, said on Thursday it had taken over Ariha, the last city in the northwestern province of Idlib that was

29/05/2015

Syria

For Western female jihadis, Syria is one-way journey

For hundreds of Western girls joining Islamist groups, Syria is a one-way journey. Only two in approximately 600 are known to have made it out of the

28/05/2015

Syria

ISIL release video of ancient Palmyra 'still intact'

Islamist extremists have released a video which appears to show the ancient ruins in the city of Palmyra still intact. When the Sunni militants known

26/05/2015

Syria

At least 400 killed by ISIL in Palmyra - Syrian TV

Syrian state television has said at least 400 people, mostly women and children, have been killed by self-proclaimed Islamic State fighters in

24/05/2015

Syria

Syrian government 'loses ground' to Nusra Front and ISIL

The Syrian government under President Bashar al-Assad is fighting a desperate battle against insurgents from different groups. Damascus has suffered

22/05/2015

Syria

ISIL razing of Palmyra’s cultural heritage "not foregone conclusion"

22/05/2015

Syria

Footage shows ISIL in control of Syrian city of Palmyra

Unverified video uploaded to Social Media on Thursday appeared to show the Islamic State militant group in control of the Syrian city of Palmyra

22/05/2015

Syria

UNESCO 'very concerned' about ancient Syrian city of Palmyra

With Palmyra now in the hands of ISIL militants, UNESCO says it has serious concerns about the safety of monuments in the ancient Syrian city

21/05/2015

Syria

ISIL claims it has taken ancient Syrian city of Palmyra

The group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) says it has taken full control of the historic Syrian city of Palmyra including its military bases. It

21/05/2015